Instant Pot Chicken Tacos: 5 easy Instapot Chicken Breast Recipes!

Cooking chicken breast in the instant pot is so incredibly easy you guys! It’s definitely my all time favorite way to cook chicken because what busy mama doesn’t love a super quick way to get dinner on the table??

These easy shredded tacos with taco seasoning are a family fave on rotation in our house at least weekly.

Tacos are ALWAYS a hit in our home and when I discovered how easy it is to make instant pot tacos, I am always tossing in whatever I have in the fridge, Mexican style. So I decided to whip up several recipes with different flavor combos to jazz things up.

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, don’t stress! These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos can still be made as shredded chicken tacos in the slow cooker or even baked in the oven and that’s good news friends!

If you’ve been on the fence with the instant pot, and want to finally dive into all things IP recipes, here’s the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker I got from Amazon.

How to make instant pot shredded chicken tacos?

Making instant pot shredded chicken tacos is so incredibly easy that it may seem like one of those things that’s too good to be true. For these Instant Pot Chicken Tacos 5 Ways, it’s as easy as adding the ingredients to the IP and turning the pressure cooker on.

When the chicken is finished, I always like to use a meat thermometer, to verify that the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

My favorite way to shred chicken, is to remove some of the juice from the instapot and shred the chicken right in the bowl with the hand mixer. Seriously, best way to shred chicken and beats using a fork and knife because it’s like 1/4 of the time.

Can you use frozen chicken breast in instant pot to make IP Chicken Tacos?

You can most definitely make instant pot shredded chicken tacos from frozen chicken breasts! That’s the beauty of the instapot chicken recipes! You don’t even have to worry about whether or not you’ll remember to thaw frozen meat for dinner because the Instant Pot does it for you. Now that’s what I call an easy weeknight dinner miracle!

Kitchen tip: Just be sure to arrange the chicken breasts evenly on the bottom of the instant pot, if chicken breasts are frozen together it will require longer a longer cooking time to ensure chicken is cooked through.

How to meal prep instant pot shredded chicken tacos?

As you can see in this recipe, I make up a big batch of shredded chicken tacos and then freeze shredded chicken in quart size freezer bags for grab and go weeknight dinners. You can use this shredded chicken in enchiladas, tacos, salads, rice bakes, the possibilities are endless.

keto chicken tacos: add sour cream or avocado as topping for additional fat and sub lettuce to make taco salad or lettuce wraps

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Nutrition

How many calories in shredded chicken breast?

A 4 ounce raw boneless skinless chicken breast contains 110 calories. Keep in mind that calories will vary depending on how you season your shredded chicken breast upon cooking!

How many cups is 4oz shredded chicken?

A 4 ounce shredded chicken breast is slightly under 1 cup. 4.4 ounces is equivalent to 1 cup of cooked, shredded chicken. If you’re very particular about your measurements, I would consider 4 ounces of shredded chicken to be between 3/4 – 1 cup.

How many carbs are in a cup of shredded chicken?

1 cup of shredded chicken has ZERO carbohydrates! Chicken breast is primarily made up of protein, which is why it’s considered a lean meat.

Cream Cheese Chicken Tacos

These tacos are creamy, dreamy and just down right delicious! The flavor combo of these cream cheese chicken tacos is one that the whole fam will love, trust me on this one.

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Hi I’m Kristina LaRue, millennial mom of two active and hungry boys, which makes me an around the clock milkmaid and cheerio picker upper. Here on Love & Zest, I share (mostly) healthy recipes to fuel the whole family and real life stories of modern motherhood.

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Is it a problem that I just ate lunch like, half an hour ago and I’m already hungry again after looking at these photos? Maybe? I absolutely love tacos, my pressure cooker, AND anything that makes meal prep easier. This is really ticking all of the boxes for me. I also just referred a friend who has a new baby (and is struggling with dinnertime meal prep) to this post!

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